Bountiful Critters

Bountiful Critters

Makes your world more bountiful with silly critters!

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Screenshots

Pillblock Blocksets
Emu birds
Longhorn
Dried Seagrass Blocks
Sunfish
Gecko's and Fiddle String snakes

About this Mod

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This mod aims to bring new animals to spice up your experience playing Minecraft.
From the slow paces Oceanic Sunfish, to Noisy Emu Birds. You will be able to find new critters
to collect and add to your own base and Zoos.
Some will also come with little items or special mechanics to give them a bit more life
.

Mobs

Spoiler

Sunfish: They spawn in cold oceans and normal oceans, each biome has its own variant. You can bucket them to take them anywhere you go. They will also drop meat that when cooked it has a possibility to give you the water breathing effect.

Sting Ray: Sting Rays will spawn in cold oceans, warm oceans and swamps, each biome has its own variant based of the real life animal. Be careful, if you get too close they might sting you!

Emu: Emu birds spawn in the wooded badlands biome, they will lay eggs that work same as chicken eggs. The eggs can be 'boiled' in a furnace or smoker. You can get a cute baby that has a custom texture from breeding or throwing the egg!

Krill: These little fellas swim in schools and are another tasty addition to the frozen and cold oceans! they drop Raw Krill which can be cooked to get Fried Krill.

In v1.2.0: Raw Krill can also be used to make a Krill Cocktail.

Marine Iguana: These funny reptiles spawn at stony shores. They come in 5 variants, can be bred with Kelp and are also bucketable. They can sneeze out salt after a few minutes, Salt can be used to craft Salted Kelp or a Salt Lamp, Salted Kelp has a chance of giving the dolphins grace effect. When fed Seagrass the iguana will spit it back out as a Seagrass Ball, this is a sticky substance which when placed down, acts like glue. it can also be crafted into a Seagrass Ball Block, for decorative purposes and can also be used as alternative for slimeballs.

Longhorn Cow: These large cows spawn in the savanna biome. When hurt, they will charge at the player, when blocked with a shield they have a chance of dropping a horn, which can be used to craft a didgeridoo. they can be milked and can also be tamed with grass!

Pillbug: These silly arthropods can climb and spawn in forest biomes. They attack undead mobs and when you get nearby a pill bug it will roll up, unless you crouch. When it is rolled up, you can pick it up and use it as a weapon, when it isn't rolled up you can pick it up with a Flower Pot. When they die they drop a Pillbug Scute and Raw PillBug item which can be cooked to get Roasted Pill Bug which is place-able just like a cake and when they have the poison effect they turn purple (iridovirus) and upon death drop a Poisonous PillBug item and a Poisonous Pillbug Scute. The scutes can be used to craft Pillblock blocksets!

Toucan: These big beaked tropical birds spawn in jungles, they come in two variants and are tamable with melon slices, they are also quite noisy fellas.

Humpback Whale: These majestic water animals spawn in the deep cold oceans, they feast upon krill and can be bred with Raw Krill. When fed Sand, Red Sand or Gravel they will filter it and blow treasure out.

Lion: These felines are a must have in your minecraft zoo! they truly are king of the jungle. They are tamable and in the future can even have armor equipped! Lions are the perfect guard for your base.

Gecko: These small reptilians are a new colorful addition to the jungle biomes. When a monster is near, they will alert by screaming loudly! You can catch these with Reptile Bags!

Fiddle String Snake: These funny silly looking snakes are a new slithering addition to jungles. They are very fast. So when trying to catch one with a Snake Hook, make sure to have your speedy boots on!

Pheasant: These majestic looking birds can spawn in every forest biome. They can be killed for a delightful piece of meat and maybe even a fancy looking feather!

Credits:

Dylanvhs: Creator, artist and programmer

Omaypaty: Artist

Ghoul: Animator

TheValiantSquidward: Contributor

Lyof: Contributor

SashaKYotoz: Contributor

Join my discord so you dont miss out on new things!

https://discord.gg/fajBH5GwNn

With each major update we will bring new animals to keep the mod fresh.

This mod requires GeckoLib to function properly.
https://modrinth.com/mod/geckolib

Available Versions

Bountiful Critters 1.5.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
December 23, 2025
Bountiful Critters 1.4.4release
MC 1.20.1forge
May 27, 2025
Bountiful Critters 1.4.3release
MC 1.20.1forge
May 7, 2025
Bountiful Critters 1.4.2release
MC 1.20.1forge
May 3, 2025
Bountiful Critters 1.4.1release
MC 1.20.1forge
February 7, 2025

How to Install Bountiful Critters on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Bountiful Critters". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Bountiful Critters server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Bountiful Critters compatible with forge?

Bountiful Critters officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Bountiful Critters – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Bountiful Critters consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Supported Versions

1.20.1